Furring plate



1,618,132 Feb. 15,1927. I GF'VOIGHT I FURRINGQ PLATE Filed Sept. 15. 1924 Z'ShOGtS-ShGGt 2 Patented Feb. 15,1927.

- GEORGE voIG jnor' OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

rename 1 :44am;

, Appli catienfiled September 15,1924. a e... 737,856.

My invention relatesto improvements *in One of the obj eets o-f the present invention "is'the provision of a series of s'eparat'ely a-t-' tac'hable' furr'ing plates, wherebyithe plates maybe attached tofltheicorners of stucco structures in such spaced apart order asnray be best suited to the various lengths of such corners and asmay' be best suited to the type of wire lath employed;

';A further object is the provision of a fuming-plate formed of a strip of sheet meta-L ana comprising a body portion having'portions stru'ckoutwardly to forma pair of side wings, and having its'fr'ont edge bent v whi'chare preferably stamped from sheet to the opposite sidev to form a furring lip r the plates;

' and l Astillfurther' object is the provision of one or more reinforcing indentations, or

corrugations extending laterally-across the plate' for providing certain rigidity thereto A still further object is the provision of 25 adapted to be driven into the wood along oneside of the corner for attachingthe plate thereto; I With. the foregoing and still further ob-' 30" y pea-r as the description -p1OC edS,-,Ii1y invention resides" in the eombina-tion and jarone or morefasteni ng "prongs on the plate j ects and purposes inview' which will aprangenient of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter in the precise embodiment of the invention 'herei n disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing I fl disposed onroppositesi'des of the plane of the from the spirit of the invention.

In -the accompanying clr'awings Figure 1 isa perspective view ofa convex'ed corner formed by the I rectangular intersection of two perpendicular walls of a stucco structure, and a number of my im apeX 1, are disposed insuitable spaced apart proved furring plates attached thereto;

Figure 2' is a front elevation of one of the furring plates; i I

Figure 3" is a perspective View of one of Figure 4 is a viewon line 4lt, Fig. F igure 5 is a viewon line 55', Fig; Figure 6 is a view online 66,- Fig.

' Figure 7 is a view on line 7 7", Fig. Figure 8 is a view on line 8-8, Fig. Figure 9 is a View on line 9-9, Fi

described and claimed, it being understood; that changes Figure 10 is a, blank showing in dotted 1 or broken lineswhere the principal cuts and bends are" made in forming the plate's,- the reinforcing indentations not being outlined.

Referring to the drawings in detail,

throughout which like reference characters "designate like parts: I I Y The numeral 1 designates the apex formed there ctangular intersection of'two per pendic'ular walls 2, 3, th'e'lat-ter comprising sheathing boards 4, "5, secu'redto theface of-wall studs 6', the sheathing bares: rrma ing a base or] backing against which is spread stucco composition 7, the l-atterreinforced by wire fabric" or lath 8. -'lhe*a'pplication of the fabric will presently be'more fully described. V p

9-designates my improved furring plates,

metal and compriseeach,Q'a'-body portion 1O,ou t ofjone' side. of which are struck a pair of side wings 11 a. furring lip'lQ Wings 11, and a pair of fastening prongs 13 formed by bending the upper and lower corners of the rear end of the body portion right angles inwardly;

145,1 5, are indentation or corrugations struckdnwthe Inetal'for the purpose of increasing" its rigidity, and extend laterally acrosson opposite sides' of the furri'ng lip 12 and; across thebody portion 10 and side wings' 9' respectively;

The body portion 10 and sid'e wings are fur-ring: lip 12 and diverge at angles of 15 degreejs therefroni (see Fig. 5). 7

The furring plates 9'.- the functions of which are to maintain the fabric 8 a predetermined distance outwardly from the order across the latter, with the body portion 10 seated against the face of the wall 4 and the side wing's'llseated against the wall 5,

and are permanently secured thereagainst .by means of suitable nails 16 driven there- To prevent crowding the corrugations 1 1, "15 aren'ot indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

be deemed necessary. I. have found in practice that one nail driven through .the

body portion and one nail through one of the side wings secure the plate ordinar lyvery satisfactorily. However, if so 7 desired, a

V nail may be providedfor each of the open:

ings in both the body portion and side wings. 1 The adapted to be driven in the sheathing boards 6,areintended primarily to secure the plate temporarily only and until one or more nails can be driven for permanentlysecuring it,

however, if proper care is exercised inapplying the fabric the nails may be omitted altogether from the body portion and'the fastening prongs alone depended on for se-' curing it to the sheathing boards.

1 The reinforcing fabric 8 is applied to the V sheathing boardset, 5,after the application of the furring plates, and in securing it it is preferably attached at one end to one of the walls withusuitable staples or nails driven through suitable spacing disks 19, and'then bending it at right angles across v the face of the furringlips 12 and attaching it with like staples and disksto the opposite wall. w v v i The fabric 8 is adapted as a support and reinforcementfor the stucco, composition 7,

V and thelatter in its application is intended torbe spread against the face of the sheathing boards, 5 and on and around the fabric 8 and spacing disks 19 and on and against the furring plates. 7

I claim: Y

1. A furring plate formed of a piece of sheet metal having parallel side edges, said plate bent transversely, a short distance inment projecting through said opening in a against.

wardly from one of said side edges and in parallelism therewith, thereby forming a furring lipv and a body portion of equal lengths intersecting at an angle of approximately 135 degrees, said body portion having an intermediate portion struck out at. rightangles to one side, thereby forming a side wing integrally connected to the furring plate at-said intersection of the body portion and furring lip, said side wing being substantially shorter than the transverse diameter of said body portion, said lip adapted to receive and support wire lath on its outer edge, said plate having an opening, and a separately applied fastening elewall member for securing the platethere- 2. A furring plate formed of. a strip of sheet metal having parallel side edgesof equal lengths, one of said edges bent at an obtuse angle to one side, thereby forming a furring lip and a body portion of equal lengths intersecting at an angle of substan-' tially 135 degrees, a portion of said body portion struck at right angles to one side, thereby forming a side wing integrally fastening 'prongs 1.3, which arev tion adapte joined at one end to the furring plate at the intersection of said furring lip and body portion, thereby forming an opening in said body portion intermediate the upper and loweredges thereof and extending from said intersection to a point short of its side edge, said side wing and body portion adapted to seat against a support, the free edge of said furring'lip adapted to receive and support wire lath,and a plurality ofseparately applied fastening elements projecting through said plate in a support for securing the plate thereagainst. V

3. Means for ing, an integral element formed of sheet metal havin a' substantially flatbody porportion, a side wing intermediate theiupper and lower edges of the body portion arranged to seat against a surface substantially at across from said furring lip to s'aidside first named element in one ofsaid surfaces.

4. Means for furring wire fabric from a support, comprising, a substantially flat to seat, against a surface, a. furring lip extending along one sideedge thereof substantially the length of the body furring wire fabric, comp-ris- 1 right angles with said first named surface, said element having a corrugation extending wing, and a separately applied fastening element arranged to project through said body portion arranged to seat against said supportand having a furring lip extending along one side edge substantially the full 1 length of said body portion, an intermediate portion of the body portion bent flat-wise "ing a substantially rectangular body portion formed of sheet metal terminating at one side edge in a fur'ring lip of substantially equal length therewith, an intermediate portion of said body portion struck at substantially right angles to one side to form a side wing, a corrugation extending transversely across saidlip to sa1d body portion above said side wing, and a separately applied fastening element arranged to project through said means in a support for binding the means thereagainst:

6. In a furring plate of the character .de-

scribed, a rectangular body portion terminating at one side edge. in a furring lip of substantially equal length therewith, intermediate portions of said body portion struck at right angles to one side thereof to form a pair ofvvertically spaced side Wings,

the arrangement being such as to form a pair of vertically spaced Openings in said ings, and a corrugation extending transbody portion intermediate the upper and versely thereacross between said openings, 10

lower edges thereof, said openings terniinatsaid corrugations extending transversely mg short of the free S1de edge of said body across sa d furring 11p.

' 5" portion, a corrugation'extending transversely In testimony of the foregoing being my across said body portion above said opens own, I have hereunto aflixed my signature ings, a corrugation extending transversely this 10th day ofSe'pteInber; 1924. across said body portion below said open- GEORGE'F. VOIGHT. 

